Hie Jinja Shrine

HIE JINJA SHRINE

This Shinto shrine is presently located on Shiroyama Hill, having beenmoved from the Katano area of the town in 1586 after the Kanamori familystarted to govern the Hida Takayama area. It’s actual origin dates backto 1141, when the loard at that time built a shrine in Katano village.
It has been worshipped as the guardian deity of the town for centuries.